Assistant Director Benefits

Have a meaningful impact in every aspect of your career at Explore Learning

Our starting salary for all Assistant Directors is £22,000.To acknowledge the increased cost of living in certain areas we offer an additional £1000 if you work in a centre within a 10 mile radius from the M25 and and additional £2500 if you work within the M25.When you become a Centre Director your salary will automatically increase to £26,000 and the location weightings still apply.

Bonus Scheme

Each month you’ll be working towards ambitious bonuses that will contribute to driving your centre performance.If you achieve your targets you can earn an additional £4400 each year, when you progress to Centre Director this will increase to £7480.

Your Pension

You’re probably not thinking about this just yet, and that’s okay because we are! To help make sure that your future is comfy Explore will contribute up to 4% in a generous matching pension scheme, this increases to 8% when you become a Centre Director.

Explore Culture

Celebrations -Explorers love absolutely any opportunity for a get together and every year we have our glamorous Recognition Awards Dinner (the RADs) which is a swish black tie event with a delicious meal, disco and our spectacular Recognition Awards ceremony.In the summer we have an all-out Explore Fest which kick starts a Well-Being day and our Summer Conference, this is a huge fancy dress filled and BBQ fuelled get together in Hampshire and launches us into a wonderful company training event with free health and fitness classes available too.

Quarterly Competitions – Fancy an all-expenses paid trip to Miami or New York? Then get stuck into showing us your competitive streak! Every quarter we reward our 3 top performing centres with an exciting holiday, our teams have been all over the globe from Marrakesh to Barcelona, New York to Dubai. Points really do mean prizes, just make sure you send us a post card!

Your Wellbeing

Celebrations – Our people are what makes Explore so special, so we really want to look after you, and make sure you’re looking after yourself. Our committee can offer support to you and provide you with resources and recommendations that will help you put your welfare first and equip you to juggle things both in work and out.

Cycle to Work Scheme – If you’re passionate about the environment and your physical wellbeing then take advantage of our Cycle to work scheme. Essentially it means we’ll put up the initial outlay for your snazzy new wheels and you can pay us back over time tax free – win win!

Payroll Giving – We’ve got this set up to help you get that warm fuzzy feeling from doing something good. Donating to your chosen charity is easy peasy done through payroll and it means that all of your donations are tax free.

New Starter Loan – If you’re moving to get your career kick started with us then we want to make the whole process as smooth and easy as possible. We can grant you a loan to help, it might come in handy as a first months deposit or for buying a car, and you can then set up repayment at an affordable rate interest free straight from your pay cheque.

Maternity Package – You will be supported all the way through your pregnancy at Explore. We have a ‘Mum’s the Word’ scheme, where we put you in touch with a buddy who has already been through the process and you will have one to one HR support right up to your return date.

Holiday Allowance – Whatever your idea of a dream getaway is, we offer a generous holiday allowance of 25 days. On top of this we’re closed for 4 days over Christmas, and as a big thank you for all your hard work, we also give you an extra 2 days after 2 years and another 3 days after 5 years, happy holidaying!

Shared Benefits

Staff Discount – We want everyone to benefit from Explore, one of our Values is Family, and so naturally we love to extend that to your family too! We extend an open invitation for them to come and try the centres with the offer of a half price membership should they want to join.

Childcare Vouchers – You’ll have full access to our CCV scheme which is set up to help working parents’ access and afford quality childcare. Many of our members use CCV’s to pay for our costs and if you’re a parent you can access the scheme too and save as much as £1,000 per year.

Referral Bonus -You’ll discover that with your passion and excitement for your job you’ll have friends and family who want to follow in your footsteps, and if they do we’ll give you lovely £500 for every Assistant Director that you recommend and £50 for every Tutor.

Length of Service

Enhanced Maternity Pay – When you have been with us for 3 years, you will be entitled to our generous maternity pay package.

Life Assurance – CD’s who have been with us for over 2 years will receive Life Assurance. As well as covering you if the worst were to happen, the scheme sets you up with your own personalised Employee Assistance Programme where professionally trained consultants will be available at any time to support you with any personal or work related issues.

Vitality Health Insurance – CD’s that have been with us for more than 2 years and AD’s that have been at Explore for over 5 years can join our Vitality Health scheme. Vitality not only protects you should things go awry, but also helps you to lead a healthier lifestyle. In addition to medical cover you will receive great perks such as 50% off a Virgin Active gym membership, up to 75% off spa days at Champneys, free cinema tickets and savings on travel via British Airways and Eurostar!

Kickstart your career at a centre near you

Our Locations

We have over 140 centres nationwide and recruit continuously for all locations.

If you have a question or prefer speaking to one of our team, please call us on 01483 447414 today.

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Which word best completes this sentence?*

The dog sat on the ......

mat

chat

twist

Which of these letters is a vowel?*

t

h

e

s

Spell the missing word:*

I talked to my friend on the ..... last night

fone

phoan

foan

phone

Find the preposition in this sentence:*

The train went through a tunnel

The

train

went

through

tunnel

Which word does not belong?*

fort

share

wear

repair

Match the verbs to the correct tenses:*

Wriggled / will succeed / beam

Past / present / future

Past / future / present

Present / future / past

Future / past / present

Which of these is NOT a plot feature?*

Conclusion

Climax

Metaphor

Rising action

We ..... we were going in the right direction.*

assumed

asumed

assumeed

ussumed

Which tense is this sentence in?*

We will have finished dinner at 9pm.

Present

Future perfect

Conditional

Past

Which letter do you need to complete the word: c_t*

o

a

e

One fox, two ......?*

foxx

foxes

foxs

Which word is not a type of food?*

apple

rice

brick

flour

peanut

Which of these statements is a fact?*

Raindrops can be between 0.1 to 9mm wide

I absolutely loathe the rain!

Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?*

Davids trouser’s are red.

Davids' trousers are red

David’s trousers are red.

Identify the modal verb in this sentence:*

I should not have eaten all that chocolate last night.

should

have

eaten

last

Which word is the synonym for 'see'?*

Ocean

View

Castle

Sand

Which of these is NOT an auxiliary verb?*

Have

Do

Be

Listen

Which of these spellings does NOT need correcting?*

Dentest

Budgit

Smudge

Cafateria

How many phonic sounds make up this word?*

4

3

5

Chose the correct punctuation for this sentence:*

Oops did Jenny fall down

Oops did Jenny fall down!

Oops did, Jenny fall down

Oops, did Jenny fall down?

Which picture matches the sentence best: "I am a busy bee because I work hard."*

A

B

C

Pick the correct spelling:*

I ..... a gigantic fish yesterday!

caught

caut

cort

cawt

Which would be the best title for a factual book about the life cycle of a frog?*

From Tadpole to Frog

My Bear and Me

The Invisible Harry

Frog and Toad are Friends

Complete the sentence with the correct word:*

The panther silently stalked its .....

prey

pray

Which punctuation mark should introduce a list?*

;

!

-

?

:

Match the idiom to the its meaning:*

Flew off the handle

Felt surprised

Quick thinking

Became angry

The consequence of not training for the marathon was an injury mid training. How is the word 'consequence' being used in this sentence?*

Neutral connotation

Positive connotation

Negative connotation

Definition

Which number is one more than 7?*

4

8

6

Which shape comes next in the pattern?*

Triangle

Square

Circle

Complete the following sequence:*

3, 6, ?, 12, 15, ?, ?, 24, ?, 30

10...18, 23...28

9...18, 21...27

7...17, 23...27

A dessert is one scoop of ice cream and some sprinkles. If there are two flavours of ice cream and two types of sprinkles, how many different desserts can you make?*

8

2

4

Find the mode of these numbers:*

4, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 4, 3

8

7

5

4

3

What is the ratio of blue balls to red balls shown in this picture?*

3:1

1:4

4:1

1:3

Which of these values is the largest?*

1:2

5/4

11/12

90%

a³x a² = ?*

a²

a⁵

a⁶

a⁹

Which number is the odd one out?*

53

127

73

121

29

11

Which shape is the largest?*

Square

Circle

Star

Count back three numbers from 78. Which is the correct number?*

75

74

76

Complete the number sentence:*

24 > .....?

11

30

24

Which of these shapes are congruent?*

B and F

E and F

B and A

C and D

Three cakes are shared equally between 10 children. How much cake does each child get?*

1/2

2/5

3/10

6 cubed = .....?

36

216

18

24

Which of the following numbers is a common factor of 18 and 72?*

9

5

8

10

Take a look at the shape on the left. Which pattern makes this shape?*